Browsing Byzantine Coinage of Nicephorus I & Stauracius



802-811 AD. Nicephorus improved the deplorable condition of the state by introducing a number of financial and political reforms. He was killed in battle against Krum of the Bulgars, becoming the first emperor to fall in battle against barbarians since Valens in AD 378.
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Ricotti-Prina 22Nicephorus I AV solidus. AD 802-811. Syracuse mint. 18.9 mm, 3.76 g. hI-ΦOROC bAS, bearded, crowned, facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / IhSUS XRIS-TUS NICA X, cross potent on base and three steps, C-I across fields. Ricotti-Prina 22; Sear -; DOC -.TextImage

SB 1604		Nicephorus I and Stauracius. 802-811 AD. AV Solidus. NICIFOROS bASILE', crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / STAVRACIS dESPO' followed by E, X, or Θ, crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe and akakia. DO 2; SB 1604. Text
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SB 1606		Nicephorus I. 802-811. AE Follis. Constantinople. NICOFOR' BAS', crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross potent and akakia / Large M, XXX to left, cross above, NNN to right, A below. SB 1606, DOC 4. TextImage

SB 1607		Nicephorus I. 802-811. AE Follis. Constantinople. no legend, crowned busts facing of Nicephorus with short beard, on left and Stauracus, unbearded, on right, each wearing chlamys, cross between their heads / large M, XXX to left, cross above, NNN to right, A below. SB 1607, DOC 5. TextImage

SB 1609		Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. (802-811 AD). AV Semissis. Syracuse mint. Struck 803-811 AD. 1.07g. NICI FOROS b', crowned facing bust of Nicephorus, holding cross on globe and akakia / S CIS dESP', crowned facing bust of Stauracius, holding cross potent on globe and akakia. DOC III 7; Spahr 346-348; SB 1609.TextImage

SB 1610v		Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. 802-811. AV Tremissis, Syracuse mint. [NICI] FOROS I, crowned, facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe / STAVRACI, crowned facing bust of Stauracius, holding cross potent and akakia. DOC 8 var. (legends); SB 1610 var. (ditto). TextImage

SB 1611		Nicephorus I, with Stauracius. AD 802-811, AE follis, 22 mm, 2.5 g. Syracuse mint. N to left, IKH to right, crowned, facing bust of Nicephorus, with short beard, wearing loros, holding cross potent. / N to left, IKH to right, crowned, facing bust of Stauracius, with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe. SB 1611, DOC 9. TextImage

SB 1612		Nicephorus I with Stauracius. 802-811. AE Follis, Syracuse mint. N to left, IKH downwards to right, crowned, facing bust of Nicephorus, with short beard, wearing loros, holding cross potent / C to left, TAV downwards to right, crowned, facing bust of Stauracius, with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe. SB 1612, DOC 10. TextImage
SB 1613Nicephoros I and Stauracius, AE18 nummus, AD 802-811. Syracuse mint. 1.96 g. N to left, DEC to right of crowned, facing bust of Nicephorus, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe and mappa. / CTA to right of crowned, facing bust of Stauracius right, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe. SB 1613; DOC 11; Spahr 354 (this coin).TextImage
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